Saint Mary's University
Assessment Matrix: Assessing the Assessment Plan
Learning
Goal: The program will challenge students to consider the ethical and
social impacts related to their use of existing and creation of new
computer-based software and hardware.
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Student Outcome
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Information
Required
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Method of
Assessment
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Data
Collection
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Analysis
Procedure
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Reporting
Information
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Timeline/
Deadlines
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Discussion
of Results
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Recommended
Changes
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2.1
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Written and oral analysis
of case studies.
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Instructors will require
written and oral works by the student. The instructor will evaluate these
works against the writing and oral rubrics and then place the report in the
department assessment file.
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The instructor will make
copies of the written work from their class and put them in the department
writing file.
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The department will review
the work and evaluate the work against the writing/oral rubrics. The
evaluations will then be reviewed by the dept and statistical analysis will
be performed
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Department faculty and
administration.
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Final written report will
be included in the department's annual report and forwarded to the Provost's
office by May 15.
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The department will
dedicate four meetings per year to assessment.
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See previous annual
reports.
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2.2
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Oral Presentation and
debates.
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Instructors will require
oral presentations and debates of the student. The instructor use the oral
presentation and debate rubrics to evaluate these works and then place the
findings in the department assessment file.
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The department will review
the work and evaluate the work against the oral/debate rubrics. The
evaluations will then be reviewed by the dept and statistical analysis will
be performed
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Department faculty and
administration.
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Final written report will
be included in the department's annual report and forwarded to the Provost's
office by May 15.
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The department will
dedicate four meetings per year to assessment.
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See previous annual
reports.
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Clarification of
Headings:
Student outcome-should
match outcomes that are branches of program goals.
Information required-what
does faculty need to assess this outcome?
Method of
assessment-how will this information be obtained from students?
Data collection-who
will collect this data and in what settings?
Analysis Procedure-How
will the data be analyzed and by whom?
Reporting
Information-Who will see the results of the data analysis?
Timeline/Deadlines-How
often and when will this data be collected and analyzed?
Discussion of
Results-When will the analysis be evaluated? How often? By whom? In what
setting?
Recommended Changes-What
changes in programs or instructional planning happened as a result of this
data?
If not changes were
made, why?
